Mitch Robinson has warned to not expect too much from the Charlie Cameron in his debut for the Lions.

"Personally, it took me five or six games to understand the game-plan and how certain players played, particularly in the midfield, understanding the ruck combo and how the ball goes inside 50," Robinson said.

"We don't expect him to turn it on straight away, it's going to take time. He knows he's just got to play his role, that's what we all have to do."

"I was asked a question on radio to which I gave a hypothetical answer," Fagan said.

"If a player was interested in returning home, then of course we would talk to him.

"I think people would be better off just to have a closer listen to the answer I gave to that question rather than shooting from the hip, because it was not my intention to upset the Adelaide Crows footy club."

The Crows select Western Australian small forward Charlie Cameron with pick No.7 in the rookie draft, a player Adelaide recruiting manager Hamish Ogilvie says they would have been happy to pick up in the national draft.

"We would have been happy to draft Charlie last week so for us it's a bit like getting a draftee," Ogilvie said.

"Charlie's really quick and in that small forward role, to be able to learn from Eddie (Betts) and Ian (Callinan), he's got a couple of great coaches there for him.

"He got to Perth hoping to play in the Under-18s and he played every senior game at Swan Districts. They asked him to tackle in the forward line and he becomes one of the best tacklers in the WAFL."